Setting up Connection Quality monitoring.Set up a =
monitor for the quality of your Internet connection. You can also set up ad=
ditional monitors for specific sites, such as NetFlix.

Adding any additional compatible (SNMP-enabled) network devices.In this step you can add ot=
her network devices such as other Macs, PCs, WiFi access points, Network At=
tached Storage (NAS) or any other device that supports SNMP.

Search for Internet Route=
r

In the first step, PeakHour will search for your Internet router. If the=
list is empty, don't worry - you may need to enable UPnP on your router fi=
rst in order for it to be discoverable. Check your router's manual and setu=
p interface for an option labeled UPnP or sometimes Universal Plug & Play and ensure it is enabled. You may need to restart your router and / o=
r PeakHour in order for it to become visible.

Some routers do not fully implement the UPnP spec, or implement it badly=
. PeakHour will do it's best to validate the information being reported by =
your router and indicate whether it appears valid or not. If you see the ro=
uter as Reporting, that means it is reporting back the inf=
ormation that PeakHour needs. For information on troubleshooting UPnP, chec=
k out these FAQs: UPnP Troubl=
eshooting.

Choose What to Monitor

In the first screen, you get to choose the monitors that will be added:<=
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Monitor Internet via Your-Router-ModelIf a ro=
uter was found and reporting was detected in the previous step, this checkb=
ox will set up a monitor for it. If you don't wish to add a monitor, unchec=
k this box.

Search for additional devicesChecking this will pr=
ompt you to search for additional devices later on in First Time Setup.

Monitor this MacChecking this will prompt you to s=
et up monitoring of this Mac later on in First Time Setup.

Enable Usage MonitoringEnabling this will enable U=
sage Monitoring of either your Internet Router or - if that was not found -=
this Mac.

On the second screen, you'll be prompted to enable Connection Quality mo=
nitoring:

Monitor Internet connection quality.Sets up a moni=
tor of your Internet Connection quality. It assumes that the 2nd hop from y=
our Mac is the other side of your Internet connection. If your network is m=
ore complex, you can change this later.

Monitor connection to ...Optionally set up a addit=
ional monitors to specific sites, such as fast.com (Netflix). You can custo=
mize the destination later on in Preferences.

Additional Steps=

In this step, depends on whether you checked the options back in Choose =
What to Monitor, you may be prompted to search for additional devices or se=
t up monitoring of this Mac.

Monitor this Mac

Note: this step is slightly different depending on whether you purchased=
PeakHour from the Mac Appstore, or direct from us. If you're using the Mac=
Appstore version, sandboxing restricts PeakHour from performing the necess=
ary steps to enable SNMP. If you're using the direct version, this ste=
p happens automatically. See Monitor This Mac for step-by-step instructions.

Search for Additional =
Devices

This step opens the Con=
figuration Assistant to allow you to configure additional devices, such=
as SNMP-compatible routers, servers, PCs, Macs etc. To add more than one d=
evice, complete the First Time Setup wizard, open Preferences and click the=
'+' button in Targets.

PeakHour Remote

Finally, this option allows you to choose whether or not to enable PeakH=
our Remote. Enabling PeakHour Remote lets you monitor PeakHour from another=
PC, Mac, phone or tablet. For more information, visit the PeakHour Remote =
page.